WASHINGTON — Federal regulators will be able to take back two years of pay from executives held responsible for a large bank’s failure. Executives deemed “negligent” and “substantially responsible” for a big bank’s failure can lose all of their compensation ...

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LOS ANGELES — If a proposed law passes, California teens under 18 will need a fake ID to “fake and bake” themselves to a golden brown. Citing skin cancer risks, legislators have joined lawmakers in at least 21 other states ...

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OLYMPIA, Wash. — Like a business trying to sell a product, Washington state has for years attracted visitors by promoting stunning images of some of the nation’s most majestic scenery — from the snowcapped peaks of the Cascades to the ...

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will meet with Senate Democratic leaders Wednesday to continue discussions over debt negotiations. Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will meet with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Sens. Dick Durbin and Charles Schumer. The meeting ...

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Here is a summary of notable actions taken by the Supreme Court on Monday: — Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assoc.: Struck down California’s law banning the sale or rental of violent video games to children as a violation of the ...

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against the estate of Anna Nicole Smith in the latest chapter of the long-running saga over whether a Texas billionaire’s alleged promise to give millions from his $1.6 billion estate to his ...

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PHOENIX — A federal appeals court has rejected a bid by former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi to block the Arizona Republican’s trial on corruption charges. Renzi argued that prosecution evidence concerning negotiations on proposed real estate deals was improperly presented ...

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WASHINGTON — Sen. Benjamin Cardin says he believes President Barack Obama’s timeline for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan can be sped up. Cardin, a Maryland Democrat, wrote in a statement late Wednesday that he believes the United States “can be more ...

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WASHINGTON — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Monday refused to require states to provide lawyers for poor people in civil cases involving incarceration but did order state officials to ensure that those hearings are “fundamentally fair” to the person ...

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Mayors from across the United States passed a resolution Monday urging Congress to quickly end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and spend the money on domestic priorities. The mayors voted during the last day of an annual conference of ...

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